6.4 million people played the beta of The Division

Ubisoft thank their fans in an open note as more than 6.4 million people accessed the open beta of the next triple A title, we are talking about The Division. As a result, the company broke the record of users in a beta of a new intellectual property. All these players dropped an average of 4 hours and 52 minutes gameplay and most of the time was spent in the Dark Zone.

6.4 million people played the beta of The Division

“We want to thank the millions of people who joined in the Open Beta. We hope everyone enjoyed the game, and thought the beta will help ensure a good launch for the game. ” Said Magnus Jansen, Creative Director.

If something learned from the beta is these folks are not a true reflection of prospective buyers, proof of that was the Star Wars: Battlefront, with more than 9.5 million players who accumulated in just over a weekend no less than 1,600 million minutes of play.

Despite these figures, the game features a lot of restrained sales, which made ​​the game even saw its price sharply down on a couple of occasions to give life to their servers.

Tom Clancy’s The Division is scheduled for release on March 8th for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Stay tuned for more updates!